Socio-economica

TASKS FOR THE FIRST PERIOD OF THE PROJECT

Survey clinical criterions used in EU countries to set-up diagnosis of ME/CFS ;
Analyse existing clinical criterions guidelines in order to find-out optimal criteria set allowing excluding over-diagnostic and un-diagnostic;
Survey in EU countries existing data on neurological picture of ME/CFS (including association with similar diseases and symptoms, like fibromyalgia)
Analyse the used ME/CFS treatment and its efficacy/safety in order to fined-out optimal treatment approaches lowering severity of clinical course.

to estimate the burden of ME/CFS to society and provide long-term trend estimates for
societal impact

Task 1: To survey European countries existing data on economic loss due to ME/CFS;
Task 2: To develop approaches to calculate direct economic loss due to ME/CFS;
Task 3: To develop approaches to calculate indirect economic burden due to ME/CFS;
Task 4: To provide integrated outcome assessment framework;
Task 5: To organize two meetings per year (could be also teleconferences) to discuss and analyse
economic loss due to the ME/CFS in order to optimise models of prevention in health and economy
aspects.

London 26-27 October 2017 - The European Society for Person Centered Healthcare.

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